Listen to Dale E. Klein, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Committee, comment on the policy and regulatory environment necessary for an international nuclear resurgence.

LIsten to David J. O'Reilly, chairman and chief executive officer, Chevron Corporation, make remarks about U.S. energy security and energy's role in the economy.

Listen to David G. Victor, adjunct senior fellow for science and technology at CFR, discuss U.S. energy options and priorities for the next administration as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call series.

Learn more about CFR's State and Local Officials Initiative.

Listen to experts discuss the influence of Brazil and Venezuela on U.S. energy policy, as well as the effects of climate change on U.S.-Latin America relations.

This symposium was made possible by the generous support of the Ford Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Listen to experts discuss Chinese energy technology and the country's capability for addressing energy demands.

Listen to experts discuss China's energy challenges and the actions the country is taking on climate change.

Listen to Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency, discuss China and India's role in the world's energy outlook.

Listen to Lee R. Raymond, former chairman and chief executive officer of ExxonMobil Corporation, discuss Facing the Hard Truths About Energy, a report of the National Petroleum Council.

Listen to David L. Goldwyn, president of Goldwyn International Strategies, and J. Robinson West, chairman of PFC energy, discuss the intersection between energy issues and U.S. foreign policy, and the lessons learned from past energy crises.

Listen to John Bryson, chairman and CEO of Edison International, and Vijay Vaitheeswaran, correspondent for The Economist, discuss the role of the market in developing energy alternatives to oil and gas.

Listen to experts discuss energy policy objectives and their implications for energy security, the environment, and international affairs.

Listen to James E. Rogers, chairman, president, and CEO of Duke Energy, discuss the energy issues facing the international community and the role of the United States in addressing the need for energy alernatives.

China has increased its economic ties with Africa as it seeks to fulfill its growing energy demands. But China's way of doing business has prompted international criticism, even as its policy of noninterference faces new challenges.

Interest in natural gas is growing for political, environmental, and economic reasons. But the industry faces challenges to adding pipelines, increasing international LNG trade, and exploiting newly found shale gas reserves.

Though shifts in demand and reduced production by some major producers have influenced oil prices, investor behavior is also increasing market volatility.

Buoyed by high oil prices, Russia finds itself embroiled in a number of disputes with foreign firms looking to tap its underdeveloped oil fields and with its neighbors that grew used to subsidized gas.

Terrorist attacks and an emergent Russia are posing new challenges to Turkey's energy strategy, but some analysts warn it could be Western Europe that gets squeezed.

As China's economy keeps growing, so do its contributions to global warming and other environmental problems.

South America faces energy shortfalls at the same time that several countries have nationalized energy resources. Experts say a lack of cooperation on energy policy could hinder regional economic growth.

The division of Iraq’s oil wealth is an important obstacle to a power-sharing deal. At issue is whether revenues should be regionally or centrally controlled.